I just got a call from this number...man stated his name was Det. Matt Peterson with the DEA dept. Told me he was going regarding an ongoing investigation and needed to call him back immediately. I called back and got an generic answering service recording....I called my husband who is a police officer, and he called the number...A man answered, but when my husband asked him who he was and asked if he was an agent with DEA....and the man denied being an agent, and hung up...I called our local DEA office and spoke with a real agent...gave him the info...name, number, etc...the agent looked up the mans name and said he WAS not an agent...The agent told me the only thing I can do right now is if the man calls back, get as much information from him that I can get, then call the real agency back. GOOD GRIEF!!
Just got a call from (253) 292-2659, said he was Detective Matt Peterson of the "DEA Department" and I was part of an ongoing investigation, and that I needed to call immediately and ask for "Mike Peter". I called back on another phone line and no one answered. Obvious scam by a really incompetent extortionist.
Hi Shan, I contacted my local DEA office and reported it. I just got another call today from same man, and once I started questioning him and told him that I was going to report the information back to my local DEA office, Peterson told me that he was a little offended because all he was trying to do was help me out in case I wanted to have the case dismissed. He hung up abruptly after telling me that I would be receiving a summons. So I will report once again to my local agency, and then just wait and see what happens.
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The newest number he gave me was 253-719-7998.....I asked for the name of his superior, which took a while to get it out of him...but finally said Lt. Lance Burkman.....also said his badge #7736.
I will forward all of this to my agency. My local DEA agent said there was no one listed in the directory by that name.
Man this guy has called me 4 times using Matt Peterson twice and Chris Delgotto twice :) He called himself Det. Matt P. with the DEA. I busted his [***] and told him there are no detectives they are called Agents and they do not conduct investigations by phone...then he hung up ....lol. I have two good friends in the DEA in Atlanta and Florida and told them about this guy. He is saying he is in Washington state but he is not. They told me he is using a dialer from probably P Rico. I gave all his names and numbers to the fraud unit at DEA. They told me they have been after him for a while now, so if any of you have info call the DEA and let them know. The agent I talked to was very nice about it and pretty pissed that guy is impersonating the DEA and told me if and when the catch him it going to be a big [***] federal offense. So for everyone who here that this moron calls just remember the real DEA is onto him big time!!!!